which should you use?

My own resource pages, including my lessons

collaborative map locating stereotypical signs, displays, etc.

join Mrs.Mac in blogging Wabanaki Studies

Blog maintained by Joseph Charnley, leader of the Native Studies Committee

Teaching activities about the Natives and the fur trade; prepared for Fort William Historical Park (Ontario) but also good for M

links to HW calendar, blogs, more

essays, workshop descriptions, Wabanaki Studies, lessons, technology integration

collaborative map showing community photographs

Mrs.Mac blogs Wabanaki Studies too

Maine teacher Bob Sprankle blogs about Web 2.0 in the classroom

the way I organize, view and share my RSS feeds - includes podcasts

track your blog comments - this is a powerful resource for you as an contributor to the global world

build a map, complete with photographs and markers!

THE place for teachers to learn to use Edublog in the classroom - also information on new Web 2.0 tools students might know abou

My choice for a free educational blogspace - safe, private, easily administered

from MIT - display data sets visually!

look in the blog for links to new online tools for media rich production, plus ideas for using them in the class

free photo-sharing - but see the next link for more

wonderful tools to extend what you can do with Flickr!

build a house for your map and MORE!

link your classroom to others in a meaningful investigation

learn about Open Source as well as Web 2.0 apps - great way to stretch a tech budget!

use this online tool for collaborative decision-making

want to know the possibilities? This is a great place to start - but set aside lots of time

in WIKI format, articles and resources about Web 2.0 in the classroom - topically organized

free online discussion forums

free space for teachers to upload - and view - instructional video

online version of magazine for 21st Century teaching

best of the support blogs for edublogs.org

text - audio - visual of speeches, figurative language, more

selected photgraphs and videos

archive of political cartoons! click on the search link to get tons more

a peek into the future

photographs, most allowing you to use them - can be gathered into a slideshow and used in eduBlogs

copyright OK images - not blocked

picture search - may be blocked

images, music, video OK if you cite the source

Literacy resources covering all aspects of the teaching and study - for Maine teachers

download poems and literature in multiple formats

download public domain titles in .mp3

download here the English Language Arts standards

download in .pdf form

writing, grammar and much more, including exercises and quizzes

links to best resources for most Literacy topics, including Persuasion

Web-based NoteShare notebook from Jill Spencer of MLTI - stategies and resources

interactive games from the UN: solve the Myanmar food crisis

online book - download it for viewing on your own computer

archive of the multi-part video series, including extending resources

searchable archive - especially good for current news - free registration

Maine's online databases, including Maine Newsstand, Proquest, encyclopedias

Have a YouTube video you want to capture? a sound file to convert?

straightforward how-tos for the classroom and teacher

print copies are in the library - here is the archive - or use the Search

Be sure to ALSO remember the Maine collections in both libraries!

you can find information, contacts, and reports at Maine's official site

You MUST use Maine Newsstand.

listen to news stories - search by topic

There is a vast set of resources online and in print. Some of the GO TO sources are listed below.

official documents, laws, contacts

include the Videos on Demand in your research

back to 2006 only - good for music and cultural articles

These are listed in the Online Planners section of Invaluable Teaching Resources

citations online - will build a bibliography

online citation tool - use MLA

use this tool to put your brainstormed subtopics in order

Real Audio recording and transcript

From the Annenberg Foundation - tools for teaching students to be active listeners and critical viewers

a bit hard to follow, but packed with examples and analysis

8th graders can complete this thought-provoking look at propaganda tools

mostly 20th century, global

images that make students laugh and think at the same time

describes campaign, newer ones include PSA or advertisement

simplified interactive lesson that also requires students to read critically

from the American Rhetoric site - clips

I know that these are not really FUN, but this is school, after all

pick the 7/8 puzzles

30 or so to do in your spare time

sudoku, slitherlink and MUCH more

do online

learn as you complete the puzzle by following the links provided

interactive logic puzzles

hand-draw a cartoon, little movie, etc. and record your own commentary - great tool for projects

math facts for those who want to improve